Day: 22 March 2023

Carbon Clean joins launch of Cleantech for UK

Stuart Mitchell

Carbon Clean has joined other leading cleantech scale-ups, accelerators and investors in the UK to mark the launch of Cleantech for UK. This new initiative is supported by Breakthrough Energy and organised by Cleantech Group. The initiative aims to pave the way for a new generation of global cleantech champions.  The participants were joined by Bill Gates and UK PM Rishi Sunak for the launch event at Imperial College London, where they discussed how to create the next generation of global cleantech champions in the UK.  Ann Mettler, Vice President…

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Famous Faces Get Behind ast And Urge People To Support The Charity’s Great Big Breakfast Event To Help Feed Hungry Schoolchildren

Stuart Mitchell

A number of famous faces are joining forces with children’s charity, Magic Breakfast to encourage people to host a special breakfast party this spring and help feed hungry schoolchildren. Sign up for the Great Big Breakfast in April and with every mouthful you will be supporting Magic Breakfast’s bid that no child in the UK is too hungry to learn. Actors Russell Tovey and Larry Lamb and TV chefs, Nadiya Hussain and Shivi Ramoutar are all supporting the Great Big Breakfast and you too can join them. Taking part is…

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Airbus decarbonisation targets validated by the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi)

Stuart Mitchell

Airbus has received approval from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) for its greenhouse gas emissions near-term reduction targets. In 2022, Airbus officially committed to defining science-based targets for the entire set of its emissions and submitted near-term targets that have now been independently assessed and validated by the SBTi. As part of this commitment, Airbus intends to reduce its Scope 1 and Scope 2 industrial emissions by up to 63% by 2030, in line with a 1.5°C pathway. The Company also committed to reducing by 46% the greenhouse gas…

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New guidance to industry issued for game developers on protecting children

Stuart Mitchell

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued a series of recommendations to game developers to help ensure they protect children when playing their games and comply with data protection laws. The recommendations are based on our experiences and findings during a series of voluntary audits of game developers, studios and publishers within the gaming industry. These recommendations  will ensure that games conform with the Children’s code and should assist design and gaming communities embed data protection considerations when designing gameplay. The Children’s code is a code of practice for online…

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FOARE Is Now Accepting 2023-2024 Scholarship Applications

Stuart Mitchell

The OAAA and the Foundation for Out of Home Advertising Research and Education (FOARE) are pleased to announce applications for the annual FOARE Scholarships for the 2023-2024 academic year are now being accepted. Since the scholarship program’s inception in 2001, 205 students have received scholarships to pursue a degree in a wide range of fields ranging from business and marketing to the medical sciences. This year, 13 scholarships will be awarded in the amount of $5,000 each. The Foundation will award five general scholarships; the Allman Family Business Development, Marketing,…

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